Documents on cooperation between ESA and Russia in microgravity – material sciences and fluid sciences for the period 1995-1999, mainly concerning flights on Foton space vehicle.
The file includes: arrangement concerning cooperation in the field of Microgravity research using the "Foton" and "Nika" space vehicles between ESA and the Russian Space Agency (RKA); Foton-12 mission, covering the flight of Fluid Physics Facility (FluidPac), Telescience support Unit (TeleSupport), Biopan on Foton-12; Foton-12 pre-flight activities report; report on Foton-12 integration mission; protocol of meeting of Document Acceptance Review (DAR) for ESA’ payload on Foton-12, held on 7-11 December 1998 in ESTEC; summary of meeting between RKA/Cosmos Group and ESA on ESA payloads accommodation on Foton-12, held in Moscow on 9 January 1997; material on Samara meeting (November 1996); information on flight opportunities on Foton 1995-2001.

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